Microbial diversity in the gut may be hampered by variety in diet

Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut.

Mutation Of A Key Folic Acid Enzyme Causes Neural Tube Defects In Mice

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the lack of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway leads to neural tube birth defects in developing embryos…